In A Tale of Two Cities, Charles Dickens begins the novel with a rather lengthy sentence that describes the contrasting lifestyles in both England and France. They are opposite ends on the scale, with France being the worst and England being the best. England has people full of "Wisdom" (1) and "hope" (1) while those suffering in France live in "despair" (1). Dickens sets the tone for all of his parallels in the novel by beginning with the two opposites. He wants to show how good England is in comparison with France during the French Revolution in order to persuade his England readers not to revolt like those in France did. Dickens starts the novel in such a way that makes the whole tone and meaning of the story clear from the very beginning.
In A Tale of Two Cities, Charles Dickens begins the novel with a rather lengthy sentence that describes the contrasting lifestyles in both England and France. They are opposite ends on the scale, with France being the worst and England being the best. England has people full of "Wisdom" (1) and "hope" (1) while those suffering in France live in "despair" (1). Dickens sets the tone for all of his parallels in the novel by beginning with the two opposites. He wants to show how good England is in comparison with France during the French Revolution in order to persuade his England readers not to revolt like those in France did. Dickens starts the novel in such a way that makes the whole tone and meaning of the story clear from the very beginning.